The World’s Three Biggest Nuclear Hotspots
Since invading neighbouring Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has on several occasions brandished the threat of atomic weapons against Kyiv’s Western allies.
Category: International
France Summons Israeli Envoy Over Attack on Lebanon UN Peacekeepers
UN peacekeepers said Israeli fire on their headquarters in south Lebanon on Thursday injured two Blue Helmets, sparking condemnation from European members of the mission. No French soldiers were hurt in Thursday’s incident, France said.
UN Says 2 Peacekeepers Wounded in South Lebanon Explosions
Friday’s incidents came after peacekeeping mission UNIFIL said its positions had been “repeatedly hit” and two Indonesian Blue Helmets were injured on Thursday, sparking a wave of international condemnation.
Russian Overnight Strikes Kill Four in Ukraine’s Odesa Region
Russia has targeted Ukraine’s coastal Odesa region throughout the war, hitting cargo ships and grain silos in what Kyiv says is an attempt to destroy its export capacity.
Death toll rises to 109 after Haiti gang attack, official says
The massacre saw scores of houses and vehicles torched after gang members opened fire early last Tuesday in the town of Pont Sonde, some 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the capital Port-au-Prince.
20 Pakistan Coal Miners Shot Dead in Attack
Up to 40 attackers fired at miners for half an hour starting around 12:30 am (1930 GMT Thursday) “before escaping into the night”, said Asim Shafi, police chief in Duki district, where the attack occurred.
Israel strikes central Beirut, killing 22
An Israeli air strike killed at least 22 people in central Beirut on Thursday as Israeli ground troops in Lebanon were accused of firing on the UN’s peacekeeping headquarters, injuring two Blue Helmets.
Israel army says top Islamic Jihad commander killed in West Bank
Israel’s army said Friday it had killed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad’s top commander for the Nur Shams refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
79 million girls, women assaulted in sub-Saharan Africa: UNICEF
Globally, UNICEF estimates that sexual violence has affected some 370 million girls and women, with around one in five in sub-Saharan experiencing sexual assault or rape before they turn 18.
Time Running out in Florida to flee Hurricane Milton
Florida residents fled — or defied warnings and hunkered down — in the final hours Wednesday before Hurricane Milton, a lethal Category 4 storm, pummels the Gulf Coast and tears across the state.
